HUMOUR
Your new pandemic best friend: the raccoon
May 17, 2021By: Kelly Chia, Staff Writer Are you looking for some raccoon therapy? Imagining a domesticated life with our residential furry friends? Well, we’ve made some observations of our most popular raccoons, and we think they’re ready to help you through the new term. Trent “Tom Nook” Grubs [caption id="attachment_118095" align="alignnone" width="382"] ILLUSTRATION: Shaheen Virk / The Peak[/caption] Trent is part two-year-old raccoon and part real estate agent. He has a fluffy coat and a wide grin that is often mistaken for a suspicious-looking grimace. He assesses every newcomer based on three things: their ability to give him food, their ability…
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A mother’s laments: one too many mementoes from your school . . .
May 12, 2021By: Kelly Chia, Staff Writer Ah, it’s already May. The cherry blossoms have given way to verdant greens, the weather is nice enough that you might just want a nice cardigan you’ll regret wearing by 2 p.m., your stunning hydrangeas…
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Zoom isn’t angry, just disappointed
May 11, 2021By: Amrit Randhawa, SFU Student Conspiracy theories greatly endanger contemporary universities. Professors rightly assert rationality’s importance: no labs produced COVID-19 as a bioweapon, no ice walls border Earth's edge, and Zoom definitely understands everything we do. Indeed, Zoom has gained…
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Your weekly SFU Horoscopes: May 10–16
May 10, 2021By: Kyla Dowling, Humour Editor ARIES: Don’t forget the sayings you were raised on: “If you don’t have anything nice to say, say something mean.” “When opportunity knocks on your door, run.” “Treat others the way you were treated when…
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SFU Student Updates: May 10–16
May 10, 2021By: Clarence Ndabahwerize, SFU Student Key Updates We’re making the Burnaby campus a bit greyer SFU is committed to being one with nature, and we like the fact that most of our buildings mimic our most beloved sombre weather throughout…
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Quiz: Which SFU entity is your soulmate?
May 9, 2021By: Carter Hemion, Staff Writer It’s the second biggest question on everyone’s mind at SFU right after “when will we get a tuition freeze?”: which entity at SFU is your soulmate? SFU’s timeless concrete walls are home to some of…
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Spring semester confessionals
April 6, 2021By: Nancy La, Alex Masse, and Jacob Mattie Attention, adulation, and validation By: Alex Masse The mortifying ordeal of being known, am I right? And through a shoddy, washed-out webcam by a bunch of strangers all at once? Yeah, really not…
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Dear Peakie: Toddlers, takeout, and terrible fates
April 6, 2021By: Kyla Dowling, Staff Writer Dear Peakie, This pandemic has allowed me to really embrace my introvertedness. Not having to interact with anyone outside of my house most days has been very comfortable but I'm worried my social skills are…
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A Beedie fashion scramble
April 5, 2021By: Emma Jean and Paige Riding “STACIA! Get in here!! Shut the door, will you?” “Yes, ma’am.” “Listen. Something really, really bad happened, but you can’t tell anyone.” “Of course not, ma’am.” “Good. Now, Stacia, you know the Spring Beedie…
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Your weekly SFU Horoscopes: April 5–11
April 5, 2021By: Gurleen Aujla, Peak Associate ARIES: You’ve waited until the last minute to watch your lecture recordings and you’re furiously trying to learn about the difference between prosimians, monkeys, and apes at four times speed. Try throwing your laptop in…
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